Daily Rotten Archives September 16, 2001 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 U.S. Was Going to Down Fourth Plane CBS | Submitted by: Soylent The U.S. military was going to shoot down the fourth hijacked jet, the one that crashed, before it reached Washington. A source in the government said they would "kill 100 to save a thousand". Hard to disagree. Read article... Terrorists Set Up Cameras to Film Attack This Is London | Submitted by: Soylent "Five men suspected of being involved in the attack on the World Trade Centre set up cameras to record the atrocity, it emerged today." And in a similar un-Islamic misbehavior, terrorists may have received lap dances in a Daytona Beach strip club, the night before the attack. Read article... and This article... Senate Approves Warrantless Wiretaps Wired | Submitted by: Soylent Apparently unaware there even exists a 4th Amendment, the Senate has approved a measure permitting warrantless wiretapping of private Internet transmissions. This allows installation of Carnivore at the whim of basically any law enforcement agency. The bill was of course sponsored by Dianne Feinstein, who in the past has been intent on disregarding any civil right she deems inconvenient to her purposes. Read article... Why Did People Jump? Washington Post | Submitted by: Soylent Analysis of why people chose to jump from the WTC and other disasters. Some psychologists feel that it gives an individual more control over his own death. But other people jump because they want their bodies to be able to be identified. Read article...